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Tuesday, 05 January 2010

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Monday, 04 January 2010

  • Books in view

    Lately, readers have been emailing me for the later chapters for a way to my heart and errors found in them. Thank you so much for your corrections, the mistakes will be changed as soon as possible. As for the later chapters, been really busy with my life that i apparently misplace my manuscript and thumbdrive that had newer chapters in it. Yes its very careless of me. So in the meantime, kindly wait for me. :) New chapters will be up during the december-Jan '11 period. So sorry for the long wait as i will be busy all year around.

    How will Marie-Ann and Lord Hawkthorne's attraction leads to? Will fireworks occur or ice? Will Holly and her scheming mother Mrs Danby be able to exploit her? Stay tuned for the next chapter :)

    And yes, there will be a sequel to this series, it will feature Lord Westbrooke and a certain female. More information will be given when im done with a way in my heart.

    Recently, i've got a new favourite in my romance author industry, her name is Suzanne Enoch. The first book i read from her was Flirting with danger, which feature her heroine Samantha Jellicoe who is a thief fantastic in stealing the rich of their famous art collection. However, during one attempt, she failed and ends up saving a millionaire Richard Addison. The book was great so i sort out the sequel, didnt like it as i think im more of the the kind where i dont like part two of anyone's life, the first book said they live happily ever after will be enough thank you. It was only of a random coincidence that i started reading her novels. I think she writes historical romances better.

    It all started with one of her new series, The notorious gentlemen that captivated me and brought me through the whole of romance in her eyes. I have to say, it is fantastic. However, i had to be frank and say that the other few books were boring and half of the time i was saying "gosh get to the point, i know the attraction is there!" This series is are "read or not read" range for me, as it seems like any other romance novels out there.

    However, there is a series that stood out. It is the Griffin Family. I had a blast with them. The first book, Sin and Sensibility, which featured the youngest children of the Griffin Family and the only female. With three protective brothers, monitoring her every move, Eleanor Griffin's needs to escape and act the way she wants to be. She did some atrocious things that made her brothers so pissed that they had to accept the list of things that she wanted in her life for a period of them. In order to keep her from harm's way and not to interfere, her eldest brother, the Duke of Melbourne decided to enlist his friend, and the family friend of the Griffins for years, Marquis of Deverill to take care of her. A rake of his time and a non believer in love, he had to take care of her even if every glance of her lets him feel lust for her....little did they know that it was all a plan hatched by her eldest brother to make sure that they get together.

    Sounds amazing isnt it? The other three books which features her three older brothers are equally amazing too. Be sure to catch them :)

    sin-and-sensibility-sm1 Sin and Sensibility

    an-invitation-to-sin-sm An Invitation to Sin

    something-sinful-sm Something Sinful

    sins-of-a-duke-smSins of a Duke

    Here is the Griffin Family booklist:
    1) Sin and Sensibility
    2) An Invitation to Sin
    3) Something Sinful
    4) Sins of a Duke

    Another good one will be the Bancroft brothers!

    by-lovesm By love undone

    rafe-sm Taming Rafe

    The Bancroft Brothers:
    1) By Love Undone
    2) Taming Rafe

    Hope you guys will enjoy reading them as much as i do!

    Madeleine St Claire.

Sunday, 18 October 2009

  • Books in view

    Dear readers, so sorry for the lack of updates :)

    Nevertheless, i finally found the sequel to Comanche Moon, Comanche heart! I will start reading it soon and i will give you guys an in depth review once i am done reading it! For the first time this year, i am certainly excited to read a book!

    Right now, im reading His wicked ways by Samantha James another favourite author of mine, and im enjoying it!sj
    Im halfway through it and its exciting! Once im done with it, i will update you guys with a review! :)

    Update! Im done with the book and its fantastic!

    His wicked ways is basically a book written during the medieval time in Scotland where many still lives together as a clan. The story revolves around Cameron from the Clan Mackay and Meredith from the Clan Munro. Cameron wants to take revenge on Clan Munro as it was them who killed his family members and he was now the lone ranger of the clan. Parallel to Cameron, Meredith went to the nunnery to hide from her past. One fine night, Cameron came and abduct her so to sought revenge for his clan. Their fate entangles and he decides the he will only let her go if she sire him a son. However, a tricky desire for him inflames within her and his passionate love that lives in the depths of his heart.

    Personally, i enjoy this book tremendously as its something that i love. In simpler words, i love books with stories revolving around both are enemies, guy catch girl, make things very difficult for her, subsequently they fall in love and they live happily ever after. Thank god this book falls in this genre and i love it! However, i do not think that its a must read as compared to comanche moon as people who do not like the romance genre will certainly dislike this novel as compared to comanche moon which will be enjoyed by romance and non romance readers.

    i rate it 3.5 stars! :)

    My favorite book by Samantha James is The Truest Heart! A must read! :)

    sj2

    Happy reading!

Wednesday, 18 March 2009

  • So sorry for the long wait, i bet fungus and moulds are already growing on this good old blog of mine. Right now i am as busy as a bee. So i cant really promise that any chaps or a new set of six author list will be out. But what i can do is that i hope that you guys can make the blog alive again and give me suggestions or even request on books that you may want me to read and review.

    Nevertheless, here is a book that i've read recently and i think its worth the read. :)

    Phantom Waltz-Catherine Anderson

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    The second installment for the Coulter family saga and the very book that i have been waiting for like forever. I will be an understatment that i enjoyed the book. Since it was so fantastic. I was abit of a skeptic when the heroine in the novel was wheelchair bound. But indeed, she made me believe that they are such guys out there and seriously, the magic that catherine anderson has is unbeatable. I bet you guys know who is my favourite author all time! :)

     

Saturday, 20 December 2008

  • Books in View

     This is another section that i've created so to recommend books that i think are deem worthy for avid romance readers out there. So here it goes

    Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson



    i will come to you like a wind...I am your destiny.

    As many of you guys know i'm a huge fan of Catherine Anderson. I am always awed by her novels.So when friends and family members who wants to start reading sought my help (mainly females), i recommended them to start reading her novels first. Everyone started and was deeply intrigued by her novels, many were amazed that how such stories could be expressed so beautifully in words. They never stopped reading since.

    This novel was printed in 1991 and was out of print until recently. I didnt really understand why so many people wrote letters to Catherine Anderson seeking her to reissue the novel but after reading this, i finally understood the reason why. It is just purely amazing how this lady writes! A timeless love story that revolves about a man and woman were caught between two worlds. I love history. But yet i disliked reading books that are fully focused on it, it tends to make me feel sleepy. However, being a avid romance reader, i love romance novels that are written during important part of history (eg the war between the red Indians and whites) . Its like having two of my loves in a hobby which i loves! It also shows how knowledgeable the author is or how passionate she is in writing the book. Its sheer hard work digging the history out and writing it in the novel that fits perfectly into the storyline so readers wont feel that its "forced" into it. Writing a romance novel is hard enough, imagine writing one with history in it. Kudos for authors who are doing that!

    Comanche Moon is one such great book. Though i'm a history bluff, i didnt really get to know the native american's history until i started reading Cassie Edwards. She is another fine example of a great romance author that adds history in the romances however, many have derided her for directly copy and paste from native american information website and adding into her novel. Before reading Comanche moon, i hadnt really cared since i enjoyed her novels tremendously and finally knowing how the native American had suffered. I was wrong. Cassie Edwards novels are basically wavering around the water whereas for Catherine Anderson's native american novel it took a huge dive at their history, way of speech,mannerism, clothing and their struggles. It only shows how good she is and how much you guys must get your hands on this book.

    Catherine Anderson is a masterful storyteller, it was so amazing that i read it from the start to the end, relishing all the raw emotions and history. It captures your heart once you start reading it and trust me you guys will thank me for it. Haha. Right now i'm just scrambling websites to find the sequel Comanche Heart. I need to get my hands on that book.

    Enjoy!
    Madeleine St.Claire

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